Poly Vi Sol Multivitamin Drops: NICU Recommended, Infant Approved
Written: Apr 19 '08
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Pros: gives my babies their daily dose of vitamins in one dose
Cons: smells horrible, harsh taste if not diluted enough
The Bottom Line: My babies have been on Poly Vi Sol since the NICU. I highly recommend this product to new parents!
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| Candice923's Full Review: Poly-Vi-Sol Poly Vi Sol Multivitamin Drops For Inf... |
When my twins left the NICU, they were both on breastmilk. Catie, who had an NG tube for 10 of he 13 days of her NICU stay, also had a formula supplement. Because both babies were on breastmilk, the NICU doctors recommended that we give them a multivitamin supplement for the first year of their life - which is how long I hope to breastfeed. The vitamin supplement that was recommended was the Enfamil Poly Vi Sol Multivitamin Drops.
These drops come in a plastic bottle with an enclosed dropper. the box is white and purple with a mommy bunny with her baby and toddler bunnies on the front. As a matter of fact, the doctor said, "Make sure you get the one that has the bunny on the front," so there is clearly a difference between the different Poly Vi Sol vitamins.
The bottle contains 50mL of the vitamin solution. the dropper easily dispenses 1mL of the vitamins, which is the recommended daily dose. The dropper has marks for 1mL and .5mL so that the parent (or whomever else may be dispensing the vitamins) can clearly measure how much the infant or toddler is getting.
I have to say it: Enfamil Poly Vi Sol absolutely stinks. The smell is just horrid. I can't exactly explain it... It's sort of an organic-meets-metallic kind of smell. The NICU doctor insisted that it just smells bad, but the babies love the taste. I tasted a drop myself, and it really wasn't that bad. It is the consistency and color of maple syrup, and has a sweet yet tangy taste. There is most definitely an aftertaste of vitamins, which may explain why the babies spit up if I don't dilute with enough breastmilk.
Speaking of which, that is how you administer these vitamins - via the baby's or toddler's food or drink. You can mix it with their milk, formula, juice or even cereal. The box suggests that you can administer it directly into the child's or baby's mouth via the plastic dropper, but even the NICU staff didn't recommend that. The taste of the liquid alone is pretty harsh, even for an adult.
You will get 50 days worth of vitamins for each infant or toddler, unless you are administering just .5mL per day. Since I have twins, I only have 25 days worth per bottle. Even so, the $9.99 price tag really isn't that bad.
For infants, there is 100% of the Daily Recommended Dose of the following vitamins: Vitamins A, C, D, E, B6 and B12, Niacin, Riboflavin and Thiamin. For children under the age of 4 years, Poly Vi Sol contains the following percentages of each vitamin:
Vitamin A - 60%
Vitamin C - 88%
Vitamin D - 100%
Vitamin E - 50%
Thiamin - 71%
Riboflavin - 75%
Niacin - 89%
Vitamin B6- 57%
Vitamin B12 - 67%
While Poly Vi Sol contains no sugar, it does contain some artificial flavor and color. As with all medicines, Poly Vi Sol should be kept out of the reach of children.
Recommended:
Yes
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